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Toronto’s $30B upgrade plan rejected

TORONTO — The provincial minister of transportation and infrastructure told CBC that the Ontario government won't back Toronto's new OneCity transit proposal, because it would require legislative changes and that the congested city can't afford any further delays.

The plan includes the construction of six subway lines, 10 light rail lines and five buses and streetcar lines over 30 years to transform the Toronto Transit Commission and is expected to create 80,000 jobs. For the full story, click here.

The pilots will include a combination of dedicated bus-only lanes that take bus riders out of car congestion, technology to time traffic signals so that buses get more green lights, and platforms that allow riders to “level-board” the bus quickly as they would a subway.

The MetroHealth Line was developed as part of a naming rights agreement between RTA and The MetroHealth System, executed earlier this year, to rebrand the No. 51 family of routes. Those routes have the second highest bus ridership after the HealthLine.